England vs Ireland, 15th Match Group B

Well, what a thriller! Feel priviliged to have covered this game, hats off to the Irish cricketers, especially Kevin O'Brien. Hope we have many such games coming our way. This is Ajith signing off on behalf of Pradeep, Sid V and Srivathsa. Keep your frown upside down!

Presentation:

Mike Atherton asked Kevin O'Brien about the late night parties, and he replies: No, I think the bars close here at 11:00 PM. Bangalore police, are you listening?

Kevin O'Brien: Not able to believe it, I am quite speechless. I got a bit of luck and things went my way. If we would have gotten out soon, it would have been a boring game for the supporters and so I decided to chance my arm, it paid off. Mooney contributed both with the bat and the ball, he deserves some credit.

Kevin O'Brien is the Man of the Match

Porterfield: It has been the greatest day of our lives, the best performance that we have put up. We believed in ourselves, Kevin O'Brien was brilliant. We knew that we are capable of winning, we believed in ourselves. Cusack and Mooney too chipped in and credit to the lads for their effort. We have still got four games left, hoping to repeat such performances and stay in the race.

Andrew Strauss: We thought we had done a reasonable job with the bat and also with the ball initially. We weren't expecting such an innings from Kevin O'Brien. Our WC dreams are not over yet, we need to set things right soon. Kevin O'Brien played really well and made the most of the powerplay. They deserve the victory, we can't do much but to lick our wounds. We have a couple of niggles, KP and Swann got injured today, hopefully they will be fit for the next game.

Cusack: Feeling at the top of the world, we decided to knock around singles and go after the bad balls. Kevin was doing all the big-hits and all I had to do was to rotate the strike. We are surely in for a party.

Porterfield at the start of the match told that they would give the English cricketers a run for their money. At that moment, it did sound a bit funny, but he can remind the whole world about his words now.

England realised once again how great a leveller the game could be as the tables were turned on them on the very ground they secured a moral victory chasing a similar total just a few days back. Ireland held their nerve to register a famous victory and the superlatives will continue to flow when we recall this match in the future. For now you can just wait for the win to sink in as we bring you the presentations shortly.

Enter O'Brien who was unstoppable from the time he entered and ably aided by John Cusack. Together they put on a rollicking stand of 162 at nearly ten an over. None of the English bowlers had any answers and they finally got the wickets they needed through run outs. O'Brien fell just at the brink of victory but one felt that he had done enough and more by then for the Irish to be singing his praises for years to come.

You know you've done something special when you've pipped the likes of Sehwag, Tendulkar, Strauss and ABD for arguably the ton of the tournament so far. It only gets better when you add to that the fastest century in WC history and doing it while chasing a massive score. Kevin O'Brien, TAKE a BOW or a Hundred if you may. It was truly a magnificent innings as England had no clue as to what hit them. England looked very comfortable after posting a good score and picking five wickets rather cheaply.

What a game this has been, the Bangalore crowd have been treated with some breath-taking cricket. Take a bow, Kevin O'Brien. Contributions from Mooney, Cussack and the rest. The Irish camp are going crazy, boy! Aren't they delighted?

49.1 Anderson to Mooney, FOUR!!, Dear o dear! The Irish have done it, the biggest WC chase ever and who has done it? Yes folks, it's not a dream, Ireland have outplayed England with their batting skills, it was a fuller one, Mooney works it to the on side, calls two straight away, but he struck that pretty well, wide of the man at deep mid wicket, a boundary, Ireland win by 3 wickets!

This is heading the Irish way, 3 off 6 balls is too easy!

48.6 Broad to Mooney, 1 run, Monkish is Mooney, keeps his nerve, backs away and it is heading towards middle stump, Mooney just calmly sliced it to deep backward point, he keeps the strike

48.5 Broad to Johnston, 1 run, on the pads, Johnston tucks that one to fine leg

48.4 Broad to Johnston, 2 runs, that's ridiculous fielding from the English fielders! Johnston gets it wide of the fielder at short mid wicket, Bell was running after it, long on and long off were running towards the ball, total misunderstanding and they take two

48.3 Broad to Johnston, no run, back of a length and angled in, Johnston looks to cut but it was too close to the body, misses it, Prior gives no chance for them to sneak a bye!

48.2 Broad to Johnston, FOUR!!, that's a poor ball Mr. Broad, a low full toss outside the off stump, Mooney drives hard through extra cover, Luke Wright runs to his right and dives full length, fails to pull the ball back, four more!

Trent Johnston, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.1 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, out Kevin O'Brien Run Out!!1 run completed, The yorker produces a wicket, not a bowled or a LBW, but a run-out. Kevin O'Brien drilled it to the on side and set off for a single, the fielder was late to get towards the ball, and the batsmen thought of taking the second, Bresnan was the man, he hurls in a sharp throw to Prior, Kevin O'Brien dives full length but fails to make ground, he is caught inches short, easy decision for the third umpire. Kevin O'Brien run out (Bresnan/Prior) 113(63) [4s-13 6s-6]

Broad to Kevin O'Brien, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

That looks close, Kevin O'Brien looks OUT! Is that an end to a mammoth innings?

Stuart Broad [8.0-0-64-0] is back into the attack

Strauss is having a conference with Broad, 12 off 12! Can Ireland do it? Yes they can, say the Bengaluru crowd!

47.6 Anderson to Mooney, FOUR!!, the World Cup 2011 has produced some blinders and this is one! Ireland inching closer to an upset, it was a short ball, Mooney pulled it with venom, full blooded thwack and the ball goes into the deep mid wicket fence, just fell short of the ropes or else it would have been a biggie!

47.5 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, Kevin O'Brien drives a pitched up delivery to long on for one, singles will do for Ireland

47.4 Anderson to Mooney, 1 run, If you have been following this game until now, you would know that the edges are falling in no man's land! Another one of those, Mooney's bottom hand came off as he went after it, the ball lobs up in the air and falls behind short mid wicket

47.3 Anderson to Mooney, no run, Mooney looks to whip that one across, middle and leg line, well bowled by Anderson, rolls off Mooney's pad to the on side but this time he can't take the single

47.2 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, Nope, he cant! Kevin O'Brien drives a fuller ball in the air, a couple of bounces down to long off

What is running on in Anderson's mind? Will he turn it around?

47.1 Anderson to Mooney, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads, Mooney looks to tuck it to the on side, goes behind square on the on side off his pads, another single

James Anderson [7.0-1-38-1] is back into the attack

46.6 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, 2 runs, Oh dear! Comedy of errors from the English camp, Kevin O'Brien digged a yorker just in front of the wicket and set off, Bresnan comes and tries to find Mooney short by kicking the ball onto the stumps, gets his football skills totally wrong, he will certainly not be playing for Leeds United if he's thinking of playing football in the near future, the batsmen sneak in an extra run

46.5 Bresnan to Mooney, 1 run, short again from Bresnan, Mooney swivels and pulls, but the ball falls short of the man running in from deep backward square leg, he has to be happy with the single

46.4 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, good bouncer that! But was close to being called a wide, Mooney misses the upper push and Bresnan gets away with that

46.3 Bresnan to Mooney, FOUR!!, Mooney decides to go after Bresnan's short ball, backs away and cuts it over cover, one bounce over the ropes, 23 from 21, which way is it heading? Another tie in the offing?

46.2 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, a dot ball and that would cheer the very few English supporters at Bengaluru, it was punched straight to point

46.1 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, another one pushed across the left hander, he misses as he looks to drive one punchily through cover

45.6 Broad to Mooney, 1 run, Broad is holding his knee as he delivers that ball, Mooney pushes it down to long off, single taken, is Broad injured? There are already two substitutes on the field for the English and it is needless to say that things are not going good for them

45.5 Broad to Mooney, FOUR!!, Take that says Mooney and bludgeons a half volley through extra cover, what a shot! Trust me, that went to the boundary at the rate of knots, Ireland reach 300, that in itself is an achievement

45.4 Broad to Mooney, no run, too full, it was angled in, Mooney digs it out to the off side, may have got a leading edge as well, he was looking to play that across

45.3 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, not much bounce on that one, a slower short delivery pulled away to deep square leg, 'almost a slow motion shot' says David Lloyd on air

45.2 Broad to Mooney, 1 run, punched to cover by Mooney, single taken, they should be happy with that

45.1 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, slower delivery that, fuller as well, Kevin O'Brien drills it down the wicket towards mid off, single taken, these games in Bangalore have been the most interesting of the lot

44.6 Bresnan to Mooney, FOUR!!, back of a length, Mooney gets a thickish outside edge, that would do! Broad dives near the third man boundary but the ball races away beating him, 35 from 30 needed now!

44.5 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, it was angled across Mooney, he looks to steer it across, a play and a miss

44.4 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, banged in short, it hurried onto Mooney as he looked to pull, goes off the helmet to Prior who takes a beauty, he certainly saved four runs by diving to his left, the English appeal for caught behind, but it went off the grill

44.3 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, short of a good length, Mooney goes back, whips it to the on side, short mid wicket does not allow a single

44.2 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, back of a length, pushed across from over the wicket, Mooney punches it to cover point, the fielder is standing a couple of paces forward than the normal position

43.6 Broad to Mooney, FOUR!!, that would do a world of good for the Irish, and the crowd go wild! The outside edge runs wide of the keeper and rolls away to the third man boundary, Broad is bowling well, getting his variations right but the luck is just not with the English today

43.5 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, the leg cutter from Broad, Kevin O'Brien taps it to the off side to the right of the keeper and takes a single

43.4 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 2 runs, the fielding has been really poor and it stays that way! It was a short ball, Broad took the pace off it, Kevin O'Brien pulled it to deep mid wicket, the batsmen take on Tredwell's arm and complete the second run, Broad is not happy with that effort from the deep

43.3 Broad to Mooney, 1 run, shortish, width on offer, Mooney opens the face of the bat and punches it behind square on the off side, gets the danger man on strike

43.2 Broad to Mooney, no run, back of a length and angled in, Mooney goes back and defends it to the on side

43.1 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, slight width on offer, Kevin O'Brien crunches it through covers, only a single again

42.6 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, Mooney tucks this one straight to the fielder at short mid wicket

42.5 Bresnan to Mooney, 2 runs, Drama! short of length but on the middle and leg, Mooney gets on top of it, taps it towards cover and zips across, the fielder - Bell - comes running in from cover, has an under arm shy at the stumps, would have been close had he hit that, Prior was not backing up and they take another run off the overthrow

42.4 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, that's sensible cricket from Kevin O'Brien, just works a length delivery behind square on the on side

42.3 Bresnan to Mooney, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and on the body, Mooney looks to go for the short arm pull, does not make contact, the ball rolls to the on side and they sneak in a single

42.2 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, Mooney is trying his best to get Kevin O'Brien on strike but it is just not happening, another length delivery, Mooney taps it to the off side and sets off, there was no run over there, Kevin O'Brien sends him back

42.1 Bresnan to Mooney, no run, length ball pushed across Mooney, he gets forward and pats it towards point

Tim Bresnan [7.0-0-50-1] is back into the attack

Tense faces everywhere, particularly in the English camp. Can Kevin O'Brien do it? What an innings he has played so far, the Bangalore crowd certainly want to see England lose, they are all behind the Irish batsmen.

41.6 Broad to Mooney, 1 run, back of a length and on the leg stump, Mooney tucks it towards square leg, retains the strike with that run

41.5 Broad to Mooney, no run, slower delivery on the off stump, Mooney works it to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder

41.4 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, fuller from Broad, driven to long on

John Mooney, left handed bat, comes to the crease

41.3 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, out Cusack Run Out!! Finally, England manage a break-through. Kevin O'Brien played it with a slant bat, pushed it to backward point, slight misunderstanding between the two, Cusack was a long way down, Kevin O'Brien was still a couple of paces in front of the batting crease, Cusack senses that Kevin O'Brien was never going to make it, decides to turn back and try his best to escape the run out, unfortunately, he can't beat Collingwood's throw, Broad does the rest, Cusack could not make it despite the dive! A sad end to a fighting innings. Cusack run out (Collingwood/Broad) 47(58) [4s-3 6s-1]

Broad to Kevin O'Brien, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Third umpire has been called for a run out chance, Cusack looks to be out!

41.2 Broad to Cusack, 1 run, Cusack almost chopped it back on, under edges the cut, luckily for him, it missed the leg stump, the keeper dives to his left to collect, they scamper through for a single

41.1 Broad to Cusack, no run, back of a length and on the off stump, Cusack defends it to the off side

Stuart Broad [5.0-0-44-0] is back into the attack

Alright, time for me (Ajith) to take up commentary. Will Ireland stage an upset? Let's find out.

40.6 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, 2 runs, Kevin O'Brien has scored the fastest century in a WC match, superb stuff, he is delirious in joy, the Irish camp is thrilled to bits, full toss on the legs, Kevin O'Brien drives it wide off deep square leg, two is the call and it is an easy two, high class batting from Kevin O'Brien, 2nd ODI CENTURY!!, 1st in WC, Kevin O'Brien will never play a better innings than this

40.4 Yardy to Cusack, 1 run, quicker delivery, Cusack drives it down to long on

40.3 Yardy to Cusack, FOUR!!, Cusack is playing like a thorough professional, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Cusack chips it down the track, a couple of bounces and into the ropes

40.2 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, chips it in the air well short of long on for a single

40.1 Yardy to Cusack, 1 run, flatter delivery on the middle and leg, Cusack works it towards mid-wicket for a quick single

39.6 Collingwood to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, that has been absolutely drilled straight back past Collingwood, the man at long on has just a few paces to move but the ball races across to the boundary, top shot that

39.5 Collingwood to Cusack, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Cusack flicks it to deep square leg for a single

39.4 Collingwood to Cusack, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Cusack looks to run it down to third man and misses

39.3 Collingwood to Cusack, no run, slower delivery outside off, Cusack looks to ease it towards third man and misses

39.2 Collingwood to Cusack, no run, short and outside off, Cusack looks to cut and misses

39.1 Collingwood to Cusack, SIX!!, Cusack gets into the act, slower delivery outside off, Cusack gets underneath it and slog sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket, it goes all the way, six more for Cusack

38.6 Yardy to Cusack, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Cusack drives it to long on to keep strike

38.5 Yardy to Cusack, no run, catch dropped!! by Yardy, Cusack drilled it back at him, there was very little reaction time as Yardy clangs it

38.4 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, byes, 1 run, Kevin O'Brien swings at this and misses, they sneak in a bye

38.3 Yardy to Cusack, 1 run, Cusack lofts a flighted delivery in the air on a bounce to long off

38.2 Yardy to Cusack, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Cusack defends it

38.1 Yardy to Cusack, no run, slower through the air, Cusack drives it to short third man

38.1 Yardy to Cusack, wide, shovels this one down the legs, wide signalled

Michael Yardy [5.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack

37.6 Collingwood to Kevin O'Brien, 2 runs, catch dropped!! by Strauss, fuller length delivery, slightly slower as well, Kevin O'Brien gets underneath it, does not get the elevation required, it goes miles in the air, Strauss circles underneath it, he seemed to have it under control, the ball pops out of his hand at the last moment, the crowd goes delirious in joy

37.5 Collingwood to Kevin O'Brien, no run, short delivery outside off, Kevin O'Brien punches it straight to the fielder at cover point

37.4 Collingwood to Cusack, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Cusack whips it in the air to long on

37.3 Collingwood to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, sensible stuff from Kevin O'Brien, cuts a short delivery outside off square of the wicket to the man at point

Huge roar from the crowd as Kevin O'Brien comes on strike

37.2 Collingwood to Cusack, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Cusack punches it to long on

37.1 Collingwood to Cusack, no run, good length delivery outside off, Cusack defends it to point

Paul Collingwood [3.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

36.6 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, SIX!!, massive strike from Kevin O'Brien, this is unbelievable from Kevin O'Brien, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Kevin O'Brien swings it through the line, 93 meters that blow, he has single handedly rattled England

36.5 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, short delivery, Kevin O'Brien pulls it in the air wide off Yardy at backward square leg to the fence

36.4 Bresnan to Cusack, leg byes, 1 run, length delivery sliding down the legs, huge appeal for LBW is negated, they decide against a review

36.3 Bresnan to Cusack, no run, short of good length delivery outside off, Cusack defends it towards cover

36.2 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, leg byes, 1 run, good length delivery tailing into Kevin O'Brien, he misses his swing, it rolls off his pads

36.1 Bresnan to Cusack, 1 run, short delivery outside off, Cusack opens the face of the bat and guides it past point for a single

Tim Bresnan [6.0-0-38-1] is back into the attack

62 runs off the batting powerplay, brutal hitting from Kevin O'Brien

35.6 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, That has been blasted past mid-off, Kevin O'Brien clears his legs and drills it past the man out there, exceptional cricket from Kevin O'Brien

35.5 Yardy to Cusack, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Cusack drives it to long on

35.4 Yardy to Cusack, 2 runs, flighted delivery on the legs, cbta works it past square leg for a couple

35.3 Yardy to Cusack, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, Cusack drills it back to the bowler

35.2 Yardy to Cusack, no run, flatter delivery on the middle and leg, Cusack defends it back to Yardy

35.1 Yardy to Cusack, no run, flighted delivery on the legs, Cusack looks to works it away and misses

Michael Yardy [4.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

34.6 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, SIX!!, monstrous blow from Kevin O'Brien, the sparse crowd at the Chinnaswamy are enjoying this, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien backs away and smashes this one way into the top tier, Phew!! that was 102 mts, the biggest of the WC so far

34.5 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien looks to swing and misses

34.4 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, shot, half-volley outside off, Kevin O'Brien drills it past cover, no need to run for those

34.3 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, Kevin O'Brien is making his own luck, backs away and goes for an almighty heave over mid-wicket, gets an inside edge past the stumps and the keeper

34.1 Anderson to Cusack, 2 runs, Cusack wants to join the party, he cuts this one in the air over the man at point for a couple

Drinks are on the field now

Ireland have comeback into the match in a spectacular fashion, superb hitting here from Kevin O'Brien, the break could not have come at the right time for the stunned Englishmen, they need to change their strategies, too bad Swann has bowled out.

33.6 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, SIX!!, That is the shot of the day, what an innings from Kevin O'Brien, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien backs away and lofts it over the infield on the off-side, it sails all the way for a maximum, handsome stroke from Kevin O'Brien

33.5 Bresnan to Cusack, 1 run, short delivery just outside off, Cusack taps it down to third man for a single

33.4 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien digs it out to mid-on for a single

33.3 Bresnan to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, short delivery, Kevin O'Brien looks to pull, it pings him on the helmet, gets a bit of top-edge as well, and races away to the third man boundary

33.2 Bresnan to Cusack, 1 run, Cusack does not need to do anything extra, tucks a delivery on the middle and leg towards square leg, gets Kevin O'Brien on strike

33.1 Bresnan to Cusack, no run, short delivery outside off, Cusack punches it to deep point

Tim Bresnan [5.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack

32.6 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, no run, yorker length delivery on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien digs it out

32.5 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, SIX!!, short delivery, Kevin O'Brien swings at that, great connection, it sails over the man out there at backward square leg, 8th ODI FIFTY!! for Kevin O'Brien, the fastest by an Irish batter, great going, Kevin

32.4 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien chips it over the bowler's head, good committment from Strauss at mid-off saves a couple of runs

32.3 Anderson to Kevin O'Brien, no run, gave himself some room outside leg and misses a fuller length delivery outside off

32.2 Anderson to Cusack, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, Cusack drives it down to long on for a single

32.1 Anderson to Cusack, no run, short delivery just outside off, Cusack fishes at that and misses

By the way, Ireland opted for the batting powerplay at the start of Yardy's over

This has been a gem of an innings so far from Kevin O'Brien

31.6 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, this is poor bowling from Yardy, flatter, quicker on the legs, Kevin O'Brien helps it along the same region yet again, same result, four more added to the total

31.5 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, poor delivery from Yardy and well dealt with by Kevin O'Brien, flatter delivery on the legs, Kevin O'Brien sweeps it powerfully past the man at short fine leg

29.3 Broad to Cusack, FOUR!!, edged but safe, short of length outside off, Cusack does not move his feet, goes for the cut, gets an outside edge that flies past Prior and to third man, Prior did not even make an attempt to catch that, he was probably playing Statue out there, Broad is not amused

29.2 Broad to Cusack, no run, fuller length just outside off, Cusack whacks it to mid off, but finds the fielder

29.1 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, back of a length in the zone outside off, Kevin O'Brien drops it to the off side, hares through for a quick single

Swann was not at all happy with the captain for being in a wrong fielding position. He was in a real grumpy mood when he bowled those last two balls.

28.6 Swann to Cusack, no run, full and flat outside off, Cusack drives it back to the bowler, end of a great spell from Swanny

28.5 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, Kevin O'Brien is taking a leg side stance, Swann bowls a loopy delivery that spins a hint into Kevin O'Brien, he dabs it to square on the off side

28.4 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, the plan has back fired here, Kevin O'Brien backs away to the leg side, Swann fires a fast delivery on the pads, Kevin uses the pace and clips it past short fine leg and to the fine leg fence

28.3 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, no run, fires it fast on middle, Kevin O'Brien taps it to mid wicket

28.2 Swann to Cusack, 1 run, tossed up, spins into Cusack, he stays back and punches it to long on

27.6 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, Kevin O'Brien tries to nudge it to the leg side, the ball thuds into the thigh guard and rolls to square leg

27.5 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, the timing is excellent from Kevin, short of a good length outside off, Kevin O'Brien uses his wrists nicely, cuts it to deep backward point, Yardy dives to his left, but can't get there

27.5 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, 5 wides, as soon as I say beautiful bowling, Broad bowls a shocker, goes for the yorker again, bowls a low full toss and slides down the leg side, Prior moves to his left, but can't get behind the ball, goes to fine leg

27.4 Broad to Kevin O'Brien, no run, beautifully bowled by Broad, yorker that curves into middle and off, Kevin O'Brien manages to squeeze it out to the off side

27.3 Broad to Cusack, 1 run, fuller outside off, Cusack flashes hard, gets a thick outside edge that flies to third man, Trott tumbles to his left and stops a certain boundary

27.2 Broad to Cusack, no run, just on a good length, tails in a wee bit, Cusack dabs it to backward point

27.1 Broad to Cusack, no run, angles a length delivery on middle and off, Cusack stays back and taps it back to the bowler

Stuart Broad [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

26.6 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, SIX!!, he just keeps getting better and better, again Swann flights this one, invites him for the slog sweep, Kevin O'Brien obliges and whacks it over the ropes at deep mid wicket

26.5 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, no run, flatter on the middle and leg stump, nudged to the on side

26.4 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, SIX!!, he is really putting on a show here, looped up outside off, Kevin O'Brien gets down on one knee, slog sweeps it hard, sails into the stand at deep mid wicket, with that, he overtakes Porterfield as the highest run-getter for Ireland in ODIs

26.3 Swann to Cusack, 1 run, flatter and slightly short outside off, Cusack square cuts it to the off side

26.2 Swann to Cusack, 2 runs, quick delivery fired into the pads, Cusack works it to backward square leg

26.1 Swann to Cusack, no run, tossed up outside off, Cusack gets forward, whacks it uppishly to mid off, but goes on the bounce to the fielder who is a bit deep

25.6 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, no run, quicker delivery angled into the leg stump, Kevin O'Brien misses the tickle to fine leg, rolls to the ground

25.5 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, that is a vintage Kevin O'Brien shot, he did it against Bangladesh and he is doing it here as well, flatter and fuller outside off, Kevin O'Brien crashes it hard over deep extra cover for another boundary

25.4 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, no run, Kevin O'Brien backs away to the leg side, Yardy darts a quick delivery close to the pad, the ball hits him on the pad and rolls to the off side

25.3 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, poor ball, quick delivery but drags it short on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien stays on the back foot, thumps the pull shot to the vacant deep mid wicket fence

25.1 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, Kevin O'Brien swats it to mid on, but Anderson dives over the ball to his left, rolls to long on

24.6 Swann to Cusack, no run, tossed up outside off, Cusack drives it to mid on

24.5 Swann to Cusack, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Cusack goes for the cut, gets beaten, a bit of extra bounce there

Many people would be wondering about the 2.5 metre rule. But, the batsman was 2.27 metres down the wicket.

24.4 Swann to Cusack, no run, tossed up, spins into Cusack, he comes on the front foot and defends

24.3 Swann to Cusack, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Cusack gets forward and cracks it past Bell at extra cover who dives over the ball to his left, rolls to deep extra cover for a couple

Alex Cusack, right handed bat, comes to the crease

24.2 Swann to Wilson, out Lbw!! Wilson is a dead duck! Quicker delivery pushed through just outside off, spins a bit into Wilson, he gets down on one knee and goes for the paddle sweep, misses it and gets rapped on the pads, Swann appeals and umpire Bowden gives it out, Wilson hesitantly asks for the review, but replays show that the ball pitched in line and would have hit middle and leg, awesome stuff from Swann. Wilson lbw b Swann 3(14)

Swann to Wilson, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

Wilson has gone for the review against an LBW decision. The original decision is OUT. It looks close!

24.1 Swann to Wilson, no run, looped up, given a bit more rip, skids straight on outside off, Wilson has a feel for it and gets beaten

23.6 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, no run, fuller on leg stump, Kevin O'Brien looks to nudge it to mid wicket, closes the bat face early, gets a leading edge that rolls to mid off

23.5 Yardy to Kevin O'Brien, no run, quicker on middle, Kevin O'Brien stays back and whips it to short mid wicket

23.4 Yardy to Wilson, 1 run, Wilson dances down the wicket, Yardy darts a quick delivery on the pads, he works it to short fine leg

23.3 Yardy to Wilson, no run, tossed up just outside off, driven back to the bowler

23.2 Yardy to Wilson, no run, flatter just outside off, Wilson mistimes the drive to short cover

23.1 Yardy to Wilson, no run, comes round the wicket for the right hander, floats a flatter, fuller in length delivery on the off stump, Wilson dabs it to point

Michael Yardy [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

22.6 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, no run, looped up, given a bit more air outside off, Kevin O'Brien defends it to the off side

22.5 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, no run, tossed up, spins into Kevin O'Brien, he gets forward and defends it

22.4 Swann to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR!!, a new batsman is on strike and the captain does not have a slip, this costs Strauss in the end, flighted delivery, given a bit more air outside off, Kevin O'Brien goes for the big booming cover drive, gets an outside edge that goes to third man, Swann motioned to Strauss that a slip should have been there

22.2 Swann to Joyce, out Stumped!! That is an absolute beauty from Swann! Swann continues to stay round the wicket, floats a loopy delivery on a good length, Joyce dances down the track, but the ball grips and spins past the bat, Prior does the rest and easily effects the stumping, England are well on top here. Joyce st Prior b Swann 32(61) [4s-3]

Swann to Joyce, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

22.1 Swann to Wilson, 1 run, looped up outside off, Wilson prods forward, dabs it to point, hares across for a quick single

21.6 Collingwood to Joyce, no run, back of a length outside off, Joyce taps it to short cover

21.5 Collingwood to Joyce, no run, length delivery, but on the middle and leg stump, Joyce misses the nurdle to the leg side, rolls to the ground

21.4 Collingwood to Wilson, 1 run, good length just outside off, Wilson makes room, bends back slightly and guides it to short third man

21.3 Collingwood to Wilson, no run, catch dropped!! by Colly, lands it on a good length, the ball stops on Wilson, he punches it uppishly, Colly dives to his right, but the ball hits his fingers, hits the non-striker, rolls to the off side

21.2 Collingwood to Wilson, no run, length delivery, loops it with a scrambled seam, Wilson taps it to point

21.1 Collingwood to Joyce, 1 run, fuller length on middle, Joyce drives it to long off

20.6 Swann to Wilson, no run, flatter, goes straight on outside off, Wilson goes on the backfoot and taps it back to the bowler

20.5 Swann to Wilson, no run, this time spin for Swann, tossed up outside off, spins into Wilson, he gets hit on the pads, rolls to the ground

20.4 Swann to Wilson, no run, great stuff from Swanny, looped up outside off, the ball grips the surface and gets some extra bounce, Wilson has a feel for it and gets beaten

20.3 Swann to Wilson, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, pushed back to the bowler

Gary Wilson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

20.2 Swann to Niall O'Brien, out Bowled!! What a poor shot from Niall O'Brien! Swann stays round the wicket for the left hander, bowls a tossed up delivery on the off stump, Niall O'Brien gets down and looks to have a huge swipe across the line, he misses and the ball crashes into the off stump, Swann and England celebrate. Niall O'Brien b Swann 29(36) [4s-2 6s-1]

Swann to Niall O'Brien, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

20.1 Swann to Joyce, 1 run, to long off, tossed up on middle and leg, skids straight on, Joyce drives it to long off

19.6 Collingwood to Niall O'Brien, no run, Niall O'Brien thinks about backing away to the leg side, Collingwood fires a full delivery close to the pads, Niall O'Brien taps it to the ground

19.5 Collingwood to Niall O'Brien, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Niall O'Brien taps it to the leg side, Colly politely asks for an LBW, but there was clearly some bat there

19.1 Collingwood to Niall O'Brien, 2 runs, back of a length, spins away and straightens on the off stump, Niall O'Brien pushes it to cover, slight misfield from the fielder and that allows them a couple

18.6 Swann to Joyce, no run, flatter, lands it back of a length on middle, Joyce taps it back to the bowler off the back foot

18.5 Swann to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, quicker and fuller on the off stump, Niall O'Brien squeezes it out to deep backward point

18.4 Swann to Joyce, leg byes, 1 run, tossed up but on leg stump, Joyce goes for the sweep, the ball comes off the pad, rolls to short fine leg

18.3 Swann to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, slow, loopy delivery on the stumps, Niall O'Brien advances down the track, makes room and drills it hard to long off

18.2 Swann to Joyce, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Joyce skips down the track and eases it to long on

18.1 Swann to Joyce, no run, looped up, goes straight on after pitching on leg stump, the ball hits him on the pads, rolls to the ground

17.6 Collingwood to Niall O'Brien, no run, on a length just outside off, Niall O'Brien dabs it to the off side

17.5 Collingwood to Niall O'Brien, no run, length delivery on the middle and leg stump, Niall O'Brien attempts to play the paddle sweep, but he ends up getting hit on the helmet, the batsman have to thank the helmet manufacturers here

17.4 Collingwood to Joyce, 1 run, full, slower delivery, bowled with a scrambled seam on middle, Joyce taps it to cover point

17.3 Collingwood to Joyce, no run, fuller length and angled into middle and leg, Joyce plays it a bit late, cuts it to backward point

17.2 Collingwood to Joyce, no run, back of a length on the off stump, Joyce punches it to mid on where the fielder tidies up

Thanks Sri. England's sloppy ground fielding is really hurting them in this World Cup. If they have to be serious contenders for the World Cup, they have to get their fielding in order.

Time for Drinks. Time also for Srivathsa to take a break. A coffee break for me and it will be Sid V who will take you through till the next drinks break. Irish need this pair to continue if they are going to have any chance in this game. To tell you more, I hand it over to him.

16.5 Swann to Joyce, 1 run, goes on the backfoot and bunts the shortish delivery to long on

16.4 Swann to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, uses his feet and strikes it all along the ground to long off

16.3 Swann to Niall O'Brien, no run, juicy full toss, it dipped on Niall O'Brien at the last moment and he drove it straight to the fielder at cover

16.2 Swann to Joyce, 1 run, punched of the backfoot to long on

16.1 Swann to Joyce, no run, slides in and goes down leg, catches Joyce's pad as he misses the nudge to leg

15.6 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, no run, slower delivery in the channel outside off, Niall O'Brien plays and misses and is disappointed for having missed out, he feels he should have done more with that delivery

15.5 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, FOUR!!, more proof or more poor stuff from Bresnan, short and the down leg, Niall O'Brien got inside the line, rolled his wrists and though he did not time the pull, got it fine enough to beat fine leg

15.5 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, wide, Bresnan has lost his rag this over, way outside off and it's a wide

15.4 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, FOUR!!, Niall O'Brien cleared his front leg, cleared the hip and then lifted the length ball over mid on, hit hard and since the fielders are inside the circle, even good balls will go if hit well

15.3 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, no run, whipped to the left of mid wicket, nice timing on that, but the fielder dived and saved some runs

15.2 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, no run, short delivery and rising into Niall O'Brien's ribs, he is in behind it and defends it off the backfoot

15.1 Bresnan to Joyce, 1 run, back of a length and on the hips, tucked down to backward square leg, a single

14.6 Swann to Niall O'Brien, SIX!!, catch dropped!!, would you believe it? This time it is Anderson! Tossed up on the stumps, Niall O'Brien backs away and dances down the track, thumps it over long off, the timing is not spot on, Anderson is close to the ropes, he jumps but ends up palming it over the ropes, this will really hurt England

14.5 Swann to Joyce, 1 run, looped up on leg stump, Joyce gets forward, nudges it to short fine leg

14.4 Swann to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Niall O'Brien drives it to long off

14.2 Swann to Niall O'Brien, no run, looped up on the middle and leg stump, Niall O'Brien goes for the sweep, misses it and gets hit on the pads, stifled appeal from Swann, but that ball was sliding down the leg side

14.1 Swann to Niall O'Brien, no run, Niall O'Brien dances down the track, Swann drags it short and close to the body, Niall O'Brien defends it

13.6 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, more bat jarring lengths from Bresnan and Joyce goes on the backfoot to defend

13.5 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, short arm pulled to fine leg, a single

13.4 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, no run, attacking the stumps is Bresnan and he draws out a defensive shot from Niall O'Brien

13.3 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, no run, short ball, Niall O'Brien misses out on the pull, flew past the bat as Niall O'Brien swung hard at it

13.2 Bresnan to Joyce, 1 run, Joyce is hopping back to defend and edges it high onto his pad, the ball rolls near short cover, a tiny nick on that

13.1 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, back of a length on off stump, Joyce blocks it from the crease to point

11.5 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, 2 in 2, catch dropped!!, Matt Prior has dropped a swirler, another horrid looking pull from Joyce, who clearly is looking to dominate and is not in any position to play those strokes against a nippy Bresnan, Prior ran back and never looked like catching it, ran around in circles, got both gloves and missed it, Strauss has a sheepish smile on his face

11.4 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, Mark Nicholas on air was saying just before this ball that Matt Prior was telling him that Bresnan hits the gloves the hardest. And this ball proves that, hurried onto Joyce and cramped him for room, forced to play the pull, the ball looped over Bresnan and Anderson running in from short cover, lunged forward to take it with one hand, it hit his hand and went to ground, catch dropped!!

11.3 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, solid bat on that but all Joyce could do was get back and defend it off the backfoot

11.2 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, this time ball meets bat and it runs down to third man

11.1 Bresnan to Niall O'Brien, no run, angled across Niall O'Brien on a good length, the angle is taking the ball away from Niall O'Brien who tries to play a nothing shot, playing away from the body and missing his attemted steer/dab

10.6 Swann to Joyce, no run, Swann can't take a wicket this time off his opening over, but he can take credit for the fact that he has bowled a probing first over, a defensive shot from the crease

10.5 Swann to Joyce, no run, slower, loopier and Joyce taps it back to the bowler once again

10.4 Swann to Joyce, no run, Joyce chips down the wicket and pushes it back to Swann

10.3 Swann to Niall O'Brien, 1 run, the thickish inside half of the bat runs down wide of square leg

10.2 Swann to Niall O'Brien, no run, dragged it down and Niall O'Brien rocked back to cut, mistimed it hard into the ground

10.1 Swann to Niall O'Brien, no run, well tossed up on the stumps, Niall O'Brien leans forward to defend, Swann is coming from round the wicket

Graeme Swann, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

The man who must have the record for taking a wicket off his first over of a spell - Swann comes in. Can he get a wicket in his first over again?

9.6 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, hurries onto Joyce and bangs him hard into the body as Joyce misses out on his nudge to the on side, end of a wicket taking over from Bresnan

Niall O'Brien, left handed bat, comes to the crease

9.5 Bresnan to Stirling, out Caught by Pietersen!! Terrible shot ends a promising knock. Banged in hard and short into the pitch, it hurried onto Stirling and his top edged pull swirled high up in the air and in Siddhu's words almost kissed an airhostess on the way down, before it found KP's huge hands at deep square leg who settled under it without much fuss and tumbled down. Stirling c Pietersen b Bresnan 32(28) [4s-5 6s-1]

Bresnan to Stirling, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

9.4 Bresnan to Stirling, FOUR!!, delicate and he shows his skill by gently nurdling the ball outside leg, wide and to the right of short fine leg, bounced in front of him and went away, Stirling has played that late and got it in the gap

9.3 Bresnan to Joyce, 1 run, Joyce got forward to defend and with the angle, opened the face and steered it down to third man

9.2 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, angled across on a fuller length delivery on off stump, Joyce plays with an open face to backward point

9.1 Bresnan to Joyce, FOUR!!, short, wide and outside off, hit me ball and as Nasser on air says, the rest is history. Cut away fiercely through the off side, no one moved

8.6 Yardy to Stirling, FOUR!!, short and dragged down, outside off, Stirling makes room slightly and hacks it away off the backfoot, was in the air and went over the off side ring, the 50 run stand is up and the Irish supporters are happy in the stadium

8.5 Yardy to Stirling, no run, he is not at all darting it in this over, instead bowling the orthodox way, slower and on off stump, Stirling gets forward and defends

8.4 Yardy to Joyce, 1 run, Joyce uses his feet and wrists it down to long on

8.3 Yardy to Stirling, 1 run, Stirling charges out and taps it down to long on

8.2 Yardy to Joyce, 1 run, well tossed up on off stump, Joyce opens tthe face and guides it down to short third man

8.1 Yardy to Stirling, 1 run, this one is a little slower and whipped away off the backfoot deep mid wicket

Michael Yardy, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

The darter - or the left arm version of Afridi - Yardy comes in. Mind you Yardy bowls all his deliveries like Afridi's quicker one.

7.6 Bresnan to Stirling, 1 run, Stirling pre-meditated the charge and Bresnan dragged it down short, Stirling fetched it from middle and mistimed the pull to mid on

7.5 Bresnan to Joyce, 1 run, tucked wide of square leg and there is a single for the taking

7.4 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, good length delivery and on off stump, Joyce defends to backward point with an open face

7.3 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, this one is rising and thuds into Joyce's bat, catches the splice and drops dead on the off side

7.2 Bresnan to Joyce, no run, a limp, no footwork poke away from the body to a ball angled across Joyce who plays and misses

7.1 Bresnan to Stirling, 1 run, good running, defended wide of short mid wicket and they complete the single with a good understanding of where the fielders are

Tim Bresnan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6 Anderson to Joyce, no run, full delivery on off stump, driven to mid off

6.5 Anderson to Stirling, leg byes, 1 run, Stirling is clearing his front leg and trying to hoick across the line, Anderson follows him with a ball on the pads, it runs away off the pad

6.4 Anderson to Stirling, leg byes, FOUR!!, drifted down leg, and Anderson paid the price, moved past Stirling's attempted glance, hit the thigh pad and past the diving Prior who went to his left, raced away

6.3 Anderson to Joyce, 1 run, similar shot to the one he played to get a boundary a couple of balls ago, but not such great timing, a single to third man

6.1 Anderson to Joyce, FOUR!!, What can one say about the timing on that one? back of a length delivery on off stump, Joyce went deep back into his crease and would have thought, he would get a single for his efforts, a soft tap with an open face, but the ball has a mind of it's own, beats backward point and as if it's on steroids, scoots away giving third man not a chance in hell

5.6 Broad to Stirling, no run, back to basics, full and targetting off stump, Stirling gets the bat down in time and squeezes it down to mid off

5.5 Broad to Stirling, FOUR!!, another of Ravi Shaz's cliches on air: 'Stirling has got a good eye', Stirling though picked the slower one, the one bowled from the back of the hand by Broad and Stirling swatted it high and over mid on, almost went all the way, one bounce over the ropes

5.4 Broad to Joyce, 1 run, angled across Joyce who opens the face of the bat and steers it past backward point

5.2 Broad to Stirling, no run, block-hole for the 2nd time in this over and all Stirling can do is squeeze it out to Bell at cover

5.1 Broad to Stirling, no run, yorker length delivery on the stumps and Stirling digs it out back to Broad, dug it onto his boot and the ball looped to Broad

4.6 Anderson to Joyce, no run, ripper, and as expected Anderson has a stare at Joyce, he did not like the previous ball going for four and produces a superb delivery that cuts Joyce in half and flies over the stumps, it sneaked through Joyce's forward defence and missed the off stump too

4.5 Anderson to Joyce, FOUR!!, Anderson won't like that shot one bit, because Joyce is now playing for Ireland, wonderfully played, got forward and drove it wide of Strauss at short cover, was in the air, but no one had a chance to catch or stop it

4.4 Anderson to Stirling, leg byes, 1 run, after playing a couple of fine shots, Stirling has looked very edgy this over, tried to heave a length ball out of Bangalore and missed, it was going down leg and they take a leg bye

4.3 Anderson to Stirling, no run, calmly defended off the backfoot and sends Joyce back

4.2 Anderson to Stirling, no run, wild slog across the line and once again the thigh pad is called into action, would've comfortably missed the stumps as it was going over

4.1 Anderson to Joyce, leg byes, 1 run, moves in down leg and strikes him on the pad, thigh pad that is and a leg bye

3.6 Broad to Stirling, FOUR!!, magnificent shot, a short arm jabbed pull, it was on a back of a length and Stirling picked up the length so quickly, whipped it with wrists of steel and the ball sped away to the deep square fence, Stirling looks to have some talent with the bat

3.5 Broad to Stirling, no run, full and on off stump, Stirling comes on the frontfoot and pushes it towards mid off

3.4 Broad to Stirling, no run, forward defence from Stirling as a length ball is met with a full face

3.3 Broad to Joyce, 1 run, chopped wide of backward point and a single, because it was wide of the man, our man at the stadium - Anand Patel is seen with a big smile on his face on TV and there is chaos here at the office

3.2 Broad to Stirling, 1 run, a thickish outer edge this time as a back of a length delivery takes the edge, Stirling was trying to punch it on the up, rolls down to third man

3.1 Broad to Stirling, FOUR!!, although it went off the inner half or the thickish inside edge, the bats these days are so good that it will go the fence, once it crosses the infield that is, full and Stirling's attempted heave went down to deep mid wicket, the fielder gave chase, but gave up in the end

2.6 Anderson to Joyce, no run, this is good bowling from Anderson, not giving any room for Joyce to work with, it skidded onto him from a good length and the bat came down late, edged it onto his front pad

2.5 Anderson to Joyce, no run, tight delivery on off and middle stump, Joyce taps it to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder

2.4 Anderson to Joyce, no run, this time defended from the crease to backward point

2.3 Anderson to Joyce, no run, tight delivery on off stump, Joyce gets forward and with the full face of the bat defends towards cover

2.2 Anderson to Joyce, no run, full delivery outside off, Joyce mistimes the cover drive, a thickish inside half rolls back to the bowler

2.1 Anderson to Joyce, no run, if Anderson's out-stretched right hand's deflection had hit the stumps at Stirling's end, he might have been well gone, Stirling was a few paces down the wicket and had to stretch back, luckily for him the deflection missed the stumps

1.6 Broad to Stirling, no run, back to full and on the stumps, Stirling defends from the crease, half forward and pushed to silly mid on

1.5 Broad to Stirling, SIX!!, these boundaries are ridiculously short, but that does not take away from the fact that it has been a good shot, in fact a superb shot, swiveled across and then pulled it just over the ropes at fine leg, KP was a little too square and had no chance, Stirling gets off the mark in a tremendous fashion

1.4 Broad to Stirling, no run, full and targetting off and middle, Stirling pushes it to mid off

1.3 Broad to Joyce, 1 run, punched off the backfoot to a rising delivery outside off, rolls down to third man

1.2 Broad to Joyce, no run, pitched outside leg and Joyce was caught on the crease, he shuffled across a tad and it hit him on the pad, once it pitches outside leg, not-out is the call according to the laws of the game and there is no changing the decision

England have gone for the review. Original decision was not-out and Broad persuaded Strauss to take the review. The original decision stays. Bumble on air: Broad goes for the review both when he is batting and when he is bowling, that's the theory back home in the UK.

1.2 Broad to Joyce, wide, short delivery and down leg, wide called

1.1 Broad to Joyce, no run, full ball outside off, in the 140 ks region, Joyce gets forward and pushes it to the off side

Stuart Broad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

The big Iron lever is out and it is doing it's job - hammering out hard near the bowler's landing area. Ravi Shastri informs us that Broad missed the last game because he ate some Sushi and got ill. Anyway here we go as he comes in to bowl.

0.6 Anderson to Stirling, no run, fine delivery, straightened after landing on a good length on off stump, Stirling was hesitant and lamely pushed forward to defend, was unsure whether to go back or come forward, played inside the line and the ball missed the edge and was close to the off stump as well, superb opening over from Anderson

0.5 Anderson to Stirling, no run, in the channel, on a good length outside off and moved away off the pitch, Stirling shoulders arms

0.5 Anderson to Stirling, wide, down the leg, the in-swinger goes wrong

0.4 Anderson to Joyce, 1 run, nice looking drive to get off the mark, leant forward and pushed it wide of cover

0.3 Anderson to Joyce, no run, beaten, full and angled across Joyce who missed out on the cover drive, just about carried to Prior

0.2 Anderson to Joyce, no run, on the leg stump and Joyce is in behind it and defends to leg

Ed Joyce, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Joyce, formerly an England player, faces up to his once England mate, Anderson.

0.1 Anderson to Porterfield, out Bowled!! Just as I said that Anderson needed some wickets to boost his low confidence, he has gotten one off the first ball of the innings. Regulation outswinger, angled across on a fuller length outside off, Porterfield's eyes lit up and tried to lace it through the covers, played it with an angled bat and the resultant inside edge, hit the ground and then trickled back to hit the stumps. Anderson sports a smile, a loosener gets a wicket. Golden duck for the Irish captain. Porterfield b Anderson 0(1)

Anderson to Porterfield, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Porterfield and Stirling are at the crease. Porterfield is on strike. Anderson will open the attack

The lights are on at the Chinnaswamy stadium and people are slowly trickling into the stadium. Lots of free seats and a WC game is a WC game, despite India not playing. Anderson may get some swing under lights, he looks to be a little low on confidence in the ODI format and needs a few wickets to perk up his ego. The Irish before the game had said that they will come at England hard and will not take a backward step. Whether that happens, when chasing a massive total remains to be seen. Porterfield surveys the field and is facing.

England have coasted to a massive total despite the late collapse and the top order looks more solid than ever. KP showed that he has fitted into the role of an opener quite comfortably as he biffed his way to a half century before throwing it away. The run machine Trott and the elegant Bell continued effortlessly on a pitch that offered excellent value for their shots and powered England to a second successive score in excess of 300. It will be highly wishful thinking to expect the Irish to match England's effort against India on the same ground a few days ago. Nevertheless they would be giving it their all and England, bolstered by the return of Broad, will look to be as clinical with the ball as they were with the bat. Join us shortly for the run chase.

49.6 Mooney to Bresnan, out Caught by Johnston and Mooney gets his 4th wicket!! Bresnan goes across, swings hard, a top edge and the ball skies up in the air, Johnston comes running in from deep mid wicket, judges it carefully, takes it with fingers pointing up and pouches it close to his chest, 327 is what the English get, it would certainly get some hitting if Ireland have to fancy themselves to chase this one. Bresnan c Johnston b Mooney 4(8)

Mooney to Bresnan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

49.5 Mooney to Swann, 1 run, Swann makes a bit of room and looks it slap it over mid on, goes off the toe end again, one bounce to the fielder

49.4 Mooney to Swann, FOUR!!, beautifully played! It was in the slot, a half volley outside off, Swann gets under it and lofts it over the bowler's head after creating some width, one bounce over the ropes, bangs into the sight screen!

49.3 Mooney to Swann, 2 runs, Swann gets underneath the fuller delivery and slices it over the man at point, he will get a couple of useful runs

49.2 Mooney to Bresnan, 1 run, off the toe end of the bat, Bresnan was looking to drive that hard, goes only until the fielder at long on

48.6 Johnston to Bresnan, no run, excellent slower delivery that, Bresnan came down the track, another swing and a miss

48.5 Johnston to Bresnan, no run, lands slightly short of a good length, Bresnan was looking to cut that late, misses

48.4 Johnston to Swann, 1 run, Swann walks forward, pushes it wide of the keeper to the off side and takes a quick single

Graeme Swann, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.3 Johnston to Yardy, out Bowled!! That's wicket No. 50 for Johnston, first Irish player to do so. It was a well disguised slower delivery from him, an off cutter, Yardy backs away and he plays the cut shot a bit too early, the ball hits the top of the stumps and another one goes down. Yardy b Johnston 3(6)

48.1 Johnston to Yardy, 1 run, catch dropped!! The fielding woes continue, Yardy made a bit of room and heaved it to deep mid wicket, the ball went straight to deep mid wicket, Wilson was the man, he didn't judge it well, dived forward at the last moment and spilt it

Trent Johnston [9.0-0-55-1] is back into the attack

47.6 Rankin to Yardy, 1 run, Yardy drives it square of the wicket to take a single, the last couple of overs have been really good from the Irish bowlers

47.5 Rankin to Yardy, no run, Yardy looks to squeezes it wide of short third man, does not make contact

47.4 Rankin to Yardy, no run, Yardy looks to make room, plays and misses

Anand Patel who's at the stadium writes in: Amazing to hear the Indian crowd cheer 'Bresnan Bresnan', for a guy who hit the decisive six against India a couple of days ago

47.3 Rankin to Bresnan, 1 run, Bresnan chips one over mid off, gets a single

47.1 Rankin to Yardy, 1 run, Yardy does well, it was a back of a length delivery, Yardy drops it wide of the keeper and sets off for a quick single

Boyd Rankin [6.0-0-48-0] is back into the attack

46.6 Mooney to Collingwood, out Caught by Kevin O'Brien at long on!! Collingwood tries to repeat what he did moments ago, got down on one knee looking to slog it over long on, didn't get the distance as he ended up slicing it a wee bit, Kevin O'Brien at long on takes a comfortable catch, end of Collingwood's brief stint at the crease. Collingwood c Kevin O'Brien b Mooney 16(11) [6s-1]

Mooney to Collingwood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

46.6 Mooney to Collingwood, wide, poor stuff from Mooney, too wide outside he off stump, an extra delivery has to be bowled

46.5 Mooney to Bresnan, 1 run, Bresnan makes room and taps it just in front of the wicket, Collingwood wants a quick single, the bowler's football skills aren't all that good, allows Collingwood to take strike

46.4 Mooney to Collingwood, 1 run, Collingwood works one to deep mid wicket, just a single this time

46.3 Mooney to Collingwood, SIX!!, Bye bye ball! Collingwood sends the fuller delivery to the second tier, clobbered it over long on, did well go go back and get that high back lift, the people in the members stand had some catching to do, 96 mts that!

46.2 Mooney to Collingwood, 2 runs, Collingwood pulls one to deep mid wicket, Stirling at deep mid lets the ball go through his hands and he allows an extra run, the bowler cries out in agony, says 'What's going on!!'

46.1 Mooney to Collingwood, 2 runs, short and a bit of width on offer, Collingwood reaches his arms and slaps it to short third man, the fielder fumbles, allows an extra run

Tim Bresnan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

45.6 Johnston to Prior, out Bowled!! Prior tried to get cheeky and he pays the price, he was looking to give himself some extra room to steer it behind backward point, it was more of an off-cutter from Johnston, Prior misses and the ball finds the middle stump, 5th one goes down for England, and the Irish bowlers are pulling things back pretty well towards the end. Prior b Johnston 6(5) [4s-1]

Johnston to Prior, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

45.5 Johnston to Collingwood, 1 run, Collingwood uses his wrists and works it wide of mid wicket

45.4 Johnston to Prior, 1 run, it was a slower ball, a full toss too, Prior heaves across, the bottom hand comes out as he plays, the ball goes in the air towards long off, went off the toe end of the bat, just short of the fielder

45.3 Johnston to Collingwood, 1 run, pre-meditated that! He wanted to reverse sweep it, Johnston did reasonably well by darting it in outside off, but ccbat gets some bat on it and short third man would keep it down to one

45.2 Johnston to Prior, 1 run, pitched up well outside the off stump, Prior reaches out, mistimes it towards point as the ball takes the lower half of the bat and moves away

45.1 Johnston to Collingwood, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and on the off stump, Collingwood looks to whip it across, played a touch early, the ball ricochets off the thigh pad and goes to the off side towards point

Trent Johnston [8.0-0-51-0] is back into the attack

44.6 Mooney to Prior, FOUR!!, Prior gets off the mark in style, a gift from Mooney to say the least, the attempted yorker went horribly wrong and he sent in a full toss, a full swing of the bat and Prior gets it over mid on, a couple of bounces into the cow corner

44.5 Mooney to Collingwood, 1 run, a typical Colly 'shuffle across and swipe across the line' shot, hits it along the ground, and only a single again, boundaries aren't coming

44.4 Mooney to Prior, byes, 1 run, Prior misses it altogether! The ball held up and moved away off the seam, he was pushing forward to drive that towards extra cover, the keeper can't collect that cleanly and they sneak in a single

Matt Prior, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.3 Mooney to Trott, out Bowled!! Oh dear, what an end to a brilliant innings! Good delivery that from Mooney, it was bowled off the cross seam, the ball nipped back in sharply off the deck, Trott was looking to swing through the line, the ball sneaked between the bat and the pad and the off stump was knocked back, he can't get to his hundred. Trott b Mooney 92(92) [4s-9]

Mooney to Trott, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

44.2 Mooney to Trott, no run, trifle short, Trott does not get the cut shot right, chops it hard on the ground and the man at extra cover stops it

44.1 Mooney to Trott, no run, Trott swipes across the line, but can't beat the man at mid wicket

43.6 Rankin to Trott, 1 run, the ball came back in slightly, flicked off his pads to deep square leg for a single to retain the strike

43.5 Rankin to Collingwood, 1 run, Collingwood had to run hard, he came down the track, drove it to mid off and took the fielder's arm, but we all know how quick Collingwood is, he makes it safely in the end, courtesy a poor throw

43.4 Rankin to Trott, 1 run, the length ball has been clipped off his pads by Trott, walks across for a single as the man at deep square throws it back

43.3 Rankin to Collingwood, 1 run, Rankin gets off the mark as he steers one past backward point, third man is in the deep which allows Collingwood only a single

43.2 Rankin to Trott, 1 run, leans forward and drives one square of the wicket on the off side

43.2 Rankin to Trott, wide, the pressure is telling on Rankin, sprays one down the leg, he has to bowl an extra delivery

43.1 Rankin to Trott, FOUR!!, delicate! He knew what he had to do, got on top of the short ball, just used the pace of the delivery and helped it wide of the keeper down to the third man region, there is no man in the deep and Trott will get four more

Boyd Rankin [5.0-0-38-0] is back into the attack

Paul Collingwood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

42.6 Mooney to Bell, out Caught by Stirling!! Fabulous catch that at mid wicket! Bell can't believe it, he chipped that using his wrists looking to find the gap through mid wicket, but Stirling flew to his left and dived with both hands stretched forward, did well to get his fingers underneath, the bowler is delighted, but that's been a fine innings nevertheless. Bell c Stirling b Mooney 81(86) [4s-6 6s-1]

Mooney to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

42.5 Mooney to Trott, 1 run, a fuller one from Mooney, Trott drives it to the left of the bowler, he can't stop it and it's turning out to be a good voer, just 4 runs off it so far

42.4 Mooney to Bell, 1 run, this should have been a boundary ball as well! Bell mistimes a pull towards mid wicket as the face of the bat turned down, just a run

42.3 Mooney to Bell, no run, misses out on that one! It was short, Bell cuts it, finds the man at backward point, Mooney must consider himself very lucky

42.2 Mooney to Trott, 1 run, Trott gets forward again, the fielder at long off will keep it to a single, they are concentrating more on just rotating the strike and dispatching the bad balls away

42.1 Mooney to Bell, 1 run, length ball around the off stump, Bell is content to push the ball towards long off for an ambled single

John Mooney [5.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack

One more over of the batting Powerplay to go, 41 runs have come already

41.6 Johnston to Bell, 1 run, too full again but well outside the off stump, Bell gets his bat down and squeezes it to short third man for a single

41.5 Johnston to Bell, FOUR!!, that's cheekily done, lots of shuffling across before he decided to scoop that over the fielder at short fine leg, Johnston was going for the yorker but it came down as a full toss, once it cleared the inner circle, there was 4 written all over it!

41.4 Johnston to Trott, 1 run, plants his foot forward nicely and strokes it to long off

41.3 Johnston to Trott, no run, quicker one this time around, Trott stays back and pushes it to the off side

41.2 Johnston to Bell, 1 run, hints of Deja-Vu for Bell, that's how he got out against India a couple of days ago, reached out for it looking to go over the top, the bottom hand came off the bat and he ended up chipping it over extra cover, the fielder was running back but could not make the ground

41.1 Johnston to Bell, no run, that's been driven on the up, but well stopped at extra cover diving forward, this is a good field set by Porterfield

Trent Johnston [7.0-0-44-0] is back into the attack

40.6 Dockrell to Bell, 1 run, easily done again, they are not taking any unnecessary risks, uses the depth of the crease, goes on the backfoot and pushes it to long on

40.5 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, Trott rotates strike with that punch past a diving fielder at mid wicket, long on will cut it down to one

40.4 Dockrell to Trott, no run, Trott backs away this time, punches it to point, straight to the fielder

40.3 Dockrell to Bell, 1 run, Bell goes back and clips a flatter delivery off his pads to mid wicket

40.3 Dockrell to Bell, 5 wides, poor bowling this! fires one down the leg, the bowlers are giving the keeper a tough time, 5 bonus runs yet again

40.2 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, played off the backfoot this time around, a half whip half pull from Trott, there is a boundary rider at deep backward square leg

40.1 Dockrell to Bell, 1 run, Dockrell gives it a bit of air, driven with soft hands to long off

39.6 Cusack to Trott, FOUR!!, class, this is a purist's delight, fuller length delivery outside off, Trott unfurls a classic cover drive, no need to run for those either

39.5 Cusack to Trott, FOUR!!, brilliant piece of timing from Trott, it was nothing more then a check punch, mid-on was in the ring, he gives chase but to no avail

39.4 Cusack to Bell, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Bell works it down to long on

37.2 Johnston to Bell, 1 run, short and just outside off, Bell waits on it and dabs it down to third man

37.1 Johnston to Trott, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Trott dabs it past point for a single

36.6 Dockrell to Bell, FOUR!!, shot, flighted delivery outside off, Bell comes down the track and drives it past the man at cover, long off had no chance, silken timing from Bell, glorious stroke indeed

36.5 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Trott works it to mid-wicket

36.4 Dockrell to Bell, 1 run, loopy delivery on the stumps, Bell works it towards the onside for an easy single

36.3 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the middle and leg, Trott whips it to deep mid-wicket

36.2 Dockrell to Trott, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Trott defends it

36.1 Dockrell to Trott, 2 runs, That is 1000 ODI runs for Trott, short delivery outside off, Trott punches it wide off long on for a brace

George Dockrell [7.0-0-41-1] is back into the attack

35.6 Johnston to Trott, 1 run, a high full toss just outside off, Trott dabs it down to third man to retain strike

35.5 Johnston to Trott, no run, good length delivery outside off, Trott defends it to mid-off

35.4 Johnston to Bell, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Bell eases it to long off

35.3 Johnston to Trott, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Trott tucks it to backward square leg to rotate strike

35.1 Johnston to Bell, 1 run, short and outside off, Bell chops it down to third man for a single

Trent Johnston [5.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

England have set up a very good base over here, anything short of 320 will be a terrible disappointment for them with the batting powerplay still to be taken, the bowlers have been decent without being threatening as of now

Drinks are on the field now

34.6 Stirling to Bell, 1 run, Bell works this one towards mid-wicket and calls for a quick single, easily done in the end

34.5 Stirling to Bell, 2 runs, 18th ODI FIFTY!! for Bell, a workmanlike innings this has been, chips it over the infield for a couple, brings up his third fifty in WC matches

34.4 Stirling to Trott, 1 run, looped up delivery on the stumps, Trott whips it to deep square leg

32.1 Stirling to Bell, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Bell drives it back to the bowler

31.6 Dockrell to Trott, FOUR!!, 8th FIFTY!!, 2nd in WC for Trott, the consistent run machine just continues with his work without any fuss, flighted delivery on the legs, Trott sweeps it hard past short fine leg

31.5 Dockrell to Trott, 2 runs, Trott works this one on the stumps wide off backward square leg for an easy couple

31.3 Dockrell to Bell, no run, tossed up outside off, Bell defends it towards the off-side

31.2 Dockrell to Bell, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Bell defends it

31.1 Dockrell to Bell, FOUR!!, just short of the man at long on, Bell gets down the track and looks to repeat the six of the previous over, gets it off the inner half of the bat just short of Joyce

With that, I, Sid V, will hand over the comms to Pradeep.

30.6 Stirling to Bell, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Bell swats it to long on

30.5 Stirling to Bell, no run, lands it back of a length on middle, Bell punches it back to the bowler

30.4 Stirling to Bell, no run, flatter on the middle and leg stump, nudged to the leg side, again keeps low

30.3 Stirling to Bell, no run, quicker and skids quickly to Bell, keeps low as well, he stays on the back foot, gets the bat down at the last moment and keeps it out to mid on

30.2 Stirling to Trott, 1 run, quicker and fuller outside off, Trott square drives it to the off side

30.1 Stirling to Bell, 1 run, comes down the track to a short delivery, Bell works it to mid wicket

29.6 Dockrell to Bell, 1 run, flatter but on leg stump, Bell uses the wrists nicely, works it to deep square leg

29.5 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, quicker on middle and leg, Trott gets behind the line of the ball, the ball takes the inside edge and squirts to backward square leg

29.4 Dockrell to Bell, leg byes, 1 run, looped up, given a bit more drift on leg stump, Bell misses the tickle to fine leg, rolls of his pads to short fine

29.3 Dockrell to Bell, SIX!!, my word that is excellent timing, tossed up on middle, Bell shimmies down the track, gets underneath the delivery and chips it to long off, the timing is superb and it sails over the long off fence

29.2 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, quicker on leg stump, Trott is taking a leg stump stance, whips it off his pads to deep square leg

29.1 Dockrell to Bell, 1 run, flatter, lands it on a short of length, straightens outside off, Bell flicks it to long on

28.6 Stirling to Trott, no run, tossed up on middle and off, Trott drives it back to the bowler

28.5 Stirling to Bell, 1 run, bowls a juicy full toss, Bell advances down the pitch and drives it to sweeper cover

28.4 Stirling to Trott, 1 run, lands it on a good length outside off, Trott cuts it to deep backward point

28.3 Stirling to Bell, 1 run, quicker again, Bell dances down the pitch, chip/flicks it to deep square leg, lands on the bounce to the fielder

28.2 Stirling to Bell, no run, quicker on the middle and leg stump, Bell works it to mid wicket, but finds the fielder who fields well

28.1 Stirling to Bell, no run, flatter just outside off, Bell dabs it to short third man

27.6 Dockrell to Bell, 1 run, looped up outside off, Bell paddle sweeps it to deep square leg, had to fetch that from outside off stump

27.5 Dockrell to Bell, no run, flatter and slightly short outside off, Bell cuts it to point

26.4 Stirling to Trott, no run, tossed up outside off, Trott drives it to backward point, Wilson dives to his right, picks up and has a shy at the striker's end, misses, good work from Wilson

26.3 Stirling to Trott, no run, flatter just outside off, Trott dabs it to backward point, shouts Yes for a single, but changes his mind, sends Bell back

26.2 Stirling to Trott, no run, quick and lands it short outside off, keeps low, Trott punches it to cover point

26.1 Stirling to Trott, FOUR!!, flatter on the stumps, Trott shimmies down the track, chips it high over mid on, couple of bounces and into the ropes at wide long on

25.6 Cusack to Trott, 1 run, back of a length but slides it onto the pads, Trott works it to deep mid wicket, thinks about a couple, but Bell shouts NOOOO immediately, I don't think that they will take a couple anytime in the near future following that near run-out chance

25.5 Cusack to Trott, no run, short on middle and off, Trott stands tall and pushes it back to the bowler

25.4 Cusack to Bell, 1 run, just short of a good length and slanted into middle and leg, Bell pushes it to long on

25.3 Cusack to Bell, FOUR!!, that is a great way to break the shackles, slower, length delivery on the stumps, Bell waits, gets underneath the delivery, chip/lofts it uppishly over mid on, one bounce over the ropes at long on

25.2 Cusack to Trott, 1 run, short of length and wide outside off, Trott goes for the cut, gets a slight outside edge that rolls to third man

25.1 Cusack to Bell, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, Bell tucks it to fine leg

Alex Cusack [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

24.6 Stirling to Trott, no run, tossed up and fuller on leg stump, Trott flicks it to mid wicket, but cannot get it past the fielder who falls to his right to stop it

24.5 Stirling to Trott, no run, flatter outside off, Trott uses the reverse sweep, misses, Niall whips the bails off and appeals for a stumping, but Trott had his back foot planted firmly behind the crease

24.4 Stirling to Bell, 1 run, flatter just outside off, Bell dabs it square on the off side

24.3 Stirling to Bell, no run, looped up, keeps low just outside off, skids through to Bell who gets the bat down in time, rolls to mid on

24.2 Stirling to Bell, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Bell gets forward and drives it crisply to short cover, Mooney dives to his left and stops it

24.1 Stirling to Bell, no run, tossed up on middle, Bell taps it back to the bowler

23.6 Mooney to Bell, 1 run, fuller outside off, driven to long off

23.5 Mooney to Bell, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, Bell tries to squeeze it out to the off side, gets beaten

23.4 Mooney to Bell, 2 runs, oh dear, Ireland miss a run-out chance, short delivery on the middle and leg stump, Bell whips it into the gap at deep square leg, he immediately sets off for the couple, but Trott is not watching, Bell had passed him by the time Trott realizes that he has to make a move on, the throw comes to the wrong end, the keeper whips off the bails at the striker's end, but he loses his balance as he tries to throw it at the bowler's end, Mooney does not manage to collect the ball cleanly, Trott makes it in the end, what confusion, but in the end, both are safe and Ireland will be disappointed

18.3 Stirling to Bell, 1 run, flatter and shorter outside off, Bell goes on the backfoot and punches it to long on

18.2 Stirling to Bell, no run, looped up just outside off, Bell eases it to mid on, the fielder dives across to his left and stops it, these Irish fielders are very athletic indeed

18.1 Stirling to Trott, 1 run, flatter, skids through just outside off, Trott dabs it to cover point, hares through for a quick single

17.6 Dockrell to Bell, no run, good tight over from Dockrell, floats this fuller outside off, Bell drives it back to the bowler

17.5 Dockrell to Bell, no run, tossed up outside off, Bell cuts it to cover point, a bit of drift on that delivery from young Dockrell

17.4 Dockrell to Bell, no run, tossed up just outside off, Bell comes down the track, does not get to the pitch, mistimes the drive to mid on

17.3 Dockrell to Bell, no run, looped up outside off, Bell gets forward and dabs it to point

17.2 Dockrell to Trott, 3 runs, drags this one short on the stumps, gives Trott ample time to stay on the back foot, whip/pulls it to deep mid wicket, Wilson slides to his left and just manages to stop the ball from reaching the ropes

17.1 Dockrell to Trott, no run, tossed up on the off stump, Trott gets forward and drives it to short cover

Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.6 Stirling to Pietersen, out Caught by Niall O'Brien!! What was KP thinking? Tossed up delivery just outside off, Pietersen employs the reverse sweep, the ball bounces a bit more, the ball thuds into the gloves, lobs up tamely and the keeper does the rest, why does KP make ordinary bowlers extraordinary? There will be a lot of things written about this shot as well, but the Irish won't complain. Pietersen c Niall O'Brien b Stirling 59(50) [4s-7 6s-2]

Stirling to Pietersen, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

16.5 Stirling to Pietersen, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Pietersen stays back and taps it to the off side

16.4 Stirling to Pietersen, no run, well bowled, looped up, bowled with some drift and dip outside off, Pietersen plunges forward and looks to push it to the off side, the ball skids on quicker and he gets beaten

16.2 Stirling to Trott, no run, tossed up just outside off, gets forward and taps it to the off side

16.1 Stirling to Trott, no run, starts off with a loopy delivery, but drags it slightly short outside off, Trott stays back, whips it to short mid wicket, but finds the fielder

Paul Stirling, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Drinks are on the field now

It's time for drinks. England look good for a huge score and especially Pietersen who is set to get a hundred after 35 ODIs. He last made an ODI ton against India in Cuttack in November 2008. Will he get there? And with that time for me (Srivathsa) to take a breather, it will be Sid V to take you through till the next drinks break.

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15.6 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, driven all along the ground to deep extra cover, Trott retains the strike with that run

15.5 Dockrell to Trott, no run, finds short fine with a little work of the pads

15.4 Dockrell to Trott, no run, Trott gets well forward and smothers the spin with the bat and pad

15.3 Dockrell to Trott, 2 runs, this time gets it wide and to the right of short mid who dived in vain, a couple results

15.2 Dockrell to Trott, no run, shortish, clipped to short mid and Trott groans waitinnnnnnnn waitinnnnnnnnnn to Pietersen

15.1 Dockrell to Trott, no run, well tossed up on middle and leg, Trott blocks

14.6 Mooney to Pietersen, no run, once again Pietersen pushes it back to Mooney to a good length ball on off and middle

14.5 Mooney to Pietersen, no run, Mooney drags the length back and Pietersen defends

14.4 Mooney to Pietersen, SIX!!, Mark Nicholas on air after that shot: 'The name is Kevin Pietersen and the target is a 100 today', a front-foot pull, a fraction short from Mooney, Pietersen got forward and went through with the pull shot, transferred his weight onto the front-foot and hammered it well over deep mid wicket, wonderful from Pietersen

14.3 Mooney to Trott, 1 run, driven to sweeper cover, who is back now

14.2 Mooney to Trott, FOUR!!, 2 in 2, Mooney this time overcompensates by bowling it short and wide outside off, Trott cuts and cuts well, wide of backward point, a desperate dive from third man to his right could not prevent successive boundaries, superbly struck by Trott and he races to 9

14.1 Mooney to Trott, FOUR!!, classy from Trott, one of the best players of the square drive along with Bell in this England side and he leans forward to drive gracefully past a ring of fielders on the off side, all are in and Trott found the gap beautifully

13.6 Dockrell to Trott, 1 run, full ball on the pads, clipped to deep mid wicket, an easy single and he is away

13.5 Dockrell to Trott, no run, fraction short outside off, cut away to short third, straight to the fielder

13.4 Dockrell to Trott, no run, the man with OCD - Obsessive compulsive disorder walks in and immediately keeps scratching his foot before marking his guard again and again. Asks the umpire twice or thrice before marking his guard. Defended to the off side

Jonathan Trott, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.3 Dockrell to Strauss, out Bowled!! The Birthday boy is gone and what an awkward shot to get out too. A mini brain explosion from Strauss and he walks back, making 34 on his 34th birthday. Moved to off stump and tried to play a pull to a ball which was not all that short, in the end, he was cramped for room and ended up edging it onto his middle and leg stump. Dockrell sports a nervous smile and the partnership is broken. Strauss b Dockrell 34(37) [4s-2 6s-1]

13.2 Dockrell to Pietersen, wide, slips down leg and Pietersen can't connect with the sweep

13.1 Dockrell to Pietersen, no run, armer, skidded onto middle and leg, Pietersen did well to bring his bat down right on time to defend, lovely bowling

12.6 Mooney to Strauss, no run, Strauss closed the face on that a tad too early and the leading edge goes wide and to the right of Mooney

12.5 Mooney to Strauss, no run, back of a length delivery on off stump, Strauss gets back and blocks

12.4 Mooney to Strauss, no run, that's the first one he has missed out on the pads, down leg and a stifled appeal is aborted quickly

12.3 Mooney to Pietersen, 1 run, Strauss is comfortably in, despite the direct hit from a flying backward point, he set off quite early and made it easily

12.2 Mooney to Strauss, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Strauss late dabs it down to third man

12.1 Mooney to Strauss, 2 runs, Mooney comes from round the wicket and angles one in, Strauss nudges wide of fine leg for another brace

John Mooney, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

11.6 Dockrell to Pietersen, no run, misses out on the sweep to a ball well down leg

11.5 Dockrell to Pietersen, FOUR!!, 22nd ODIFIFTY!! and 4th in World Cups and draws a smile from Pietersen, a majestic shot to bring it up too, danced down the track and with a whippity flick of the wrists, sends it wide of mid on and beat short mid wicket too, the England dressing room sit and applaud, Pietersen looks good for a big one today

11.4 Dockrell to Pietersen, no run, solid forward defence from Pietersen who looks to get his eye in against Dockrell

11.3 Dockrell to Strauss, 1 run, worked through mid wicket

11.3 Dockrell to Strauss, wide, down the leg side and Strauss fails to get bat on the attempted pull, Niall appeals trying to distract the umpire, fails in his attempt

11.2 Dockrell to Pietersen, 1 run, punched square of the wicket, that was the arm ball, heading towards middle and Pietersen picked it

11.1 Dockrell to Strauss, 1 run, on the middle and leg, turned wide of square leg with a roll of the wrists

George Dockrell, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Finally, Dockrell comes on. Where was he all the time? In my opinion, he should have opened the attack against Pietersen who has a great weakness against that breed. Right, he is ready to go and so am I.

10.6 Cusack to Pietersen, FOUR!!, Cusack has spoiled a good over, by bowling one on the pads, flicked stylishly over mid wicket and well wide of deep mid, these two are racing away and another mismatch looms on the horizon

9.4 Johnston to Pietersen, 2 runs, Strauss was gone had that hit, flicked through mid wicket, Strauss is ambling along for the second and the throw missed the stumps, Strauss would have been out by a metre had it hit direct, Athers on air: Is there a television in the England dressing room? To which Danny replies: No, they are too expensive here in Bengaluru!

9.3 Johnston to Pietersen, 2 runs, Pietersen stands tall and punches it hard through the off side and a couple results

9.2 Johnston to Pietersen, SIX!!, now even mishits are going all the way, that's how good the bats are these days, Pietersen spotted the slower one on off and middle and swung it over mid on, just cleared the fence, the bottom hand came into play and the bat face turned in his hand, still it was enough to go all the way

9.1 Johnston to Pietersen, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Pietersen defends from the crease and back to Johnston

8.6 Cusack to Strauss, no run, short of a diving short mid wicket, Strauss checked his shot and if fell tantalisingly short of a diving man, he dived forward, but could not reach, Strauss was trying to work it through the on side and realised it was slower and then checked his shot

8.5 Cusack to Pietersen, 1 run, wristed to mid on and Pietersen once again takes the quick single

8.4 Cusack to Pietersen, FOUR!!, driven hard into the ground, past short cover and the quick outfield does the rest, it was a slow off break attempted by Cusack, the problem was he put it full and wide outside off

8.3 Cusack to Pietersen, no run, for Pietersen Niall comes up to prevent him from rushing down the wicket, driven firmly to mid off

8.1 Cusack to Strauss, FOUR!!, with the keeper up to the stumps, that is an exceptional shot, the width allowed him to play that late and almost took it from Niall's mitts, late dabbed it and third man had no chance, a terrific late cut

Alex Cusack, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

7.6 Johnston to Pietersen, no run, punched off the backfoot and gully, who is standing quite close fields

7.5 Johnston to Strauss, 1 run, clipped off the stumps to deep square leg, the 50 run stand is up between the two, the third consecutive time these two have put on a 50+ stand in this tournament

7.4 Johnston to Pietersen, 1 run, Rankin dives to his left to save some runs, he is inside the circle at short fine and anything past him would be a boundary, saved 3 runs for his side

7.3 Johnston to Pietersen, no run, Pietersen is content to defend a length ball which is heading towards off and middle

7.2 Johnston to Strauss, 1 run, patted softly to mid off, and Pietersen is quick to respond for the quick single

7.1 Johnston to Pietersen, 1 run, turned off the hip to deep square

6.6 Rankin to Pietersen, 1 run, another misfield at short mid, gifts Pietersen the single, he retains the strike with that run

6.5 Rankin to Pietersen, no run, defended from the crease to the cover region

6.5 Rankin to Pietersen, wide, down leg and this is poor bowling

6.4 Rankin to Strauss, 1 run, Kevin O' Brien seems to have hurt his knee as a firm drive from Strauss came to him at mid off, his left ankle got stuck in the ground and turned, the resultant impact forced him to land awkwardly on his knee, he is grimacing in pain and the physio is out, Kevin is a big lad and the magic spray seems to have done the trick, he is up and running once again. Kevin is sporting a weird red shade of colour on his head and Athers makes another comment about the hair - showing his dry sense of humour

6.4 Rankin to Strauss, wide, slips one down leg and a wide called

6.3 Rankin to Strauss, no run, Strauss is hurried onto the pull and the thickish inside half rolls to the on side

6.2 Rankin to Strauss, no run, good diving stop at cover point, square driven and the man dived to his right to save a boundary

6.1 Rankin to Strauss, 2 runs, on the hips, clipped to the fine leg region for a couple

5.6 Johnston to Pietersen, FOUR!!, bad ball, you cannot bowl on the pads to either of them, especially with fine leg up, flicked through square leg and Pietersen will get another four, Johnston knows that he has bowled a poor ball and curses himself

5.5 Johnston to Pietersen, no run, sharp work from short mid wicket, flicked straight to the fielder and he was quick enough to stop it and throw it back to the keeper

5.4 Johnston to Pietersen, no run, and immediately Pietersen gets forward and defends a full ball on the pads

The keeper is standing up now to prevent Pietersen from running down the wicket

5.3 Johnston to Strauss, 1 run, Strauss comes down the track and hacks it across the line, to deep mid wicket, an ugly slog that

5.2 Johnston to Pietersen, 1 run, full ball outside off, Pietersen's square drive, takes the outer edge and dribbles down to third man

5.1 Johnston to Pietersen, no run, Pietersen is already standing a couple of feet out of the crease and then shuffles across to off to work it to the on side, short mid wicket makes a diving stop to his right

4.6 Rankin to Strauss, SIX!!, Strauss is having a nice chuckle about it at the end, he would not have had it carried to the fielder, Strauss is once again cramped for room and top edges the pull, Dockrell at fine leg thought he was in with a shout all the way, but it eluded him and kept sailing and sailing, beat him and a biggie for Strauss

4.5 Rankin to Strauss, no run, Strauss was shaping to go on side for the big hoick, it hurried onto him and he ended up defending it back to Rankin

4.4 Rankin to Strauss, no run, bouncer, banged in hard and Strauss sways out of the way, it went over his left shoulder

4.3 Rankin to Pietersen, 1 run, Pietersen takes a couple of steps forwerd, firm tap on the off side and Strauss comes through for the single

4.2 Rankin to Pietersen, no run, full and Rankin keeps it outside off, Pietersen easily lets it go

4.1 Rankin to Pietersen, no run, good delivery on off stump, good length and Pietersen turned it to short mid wicket

3.6 Johnston to Strauss, no run, lands on off and middle, seams back in a tad, Strauss defends it right back to Johnston

3.5 Johnston to Strauss, no run, dabs it to backward point and sends Pietersen back as the fielder was covering it quickly

3.4 Johnston to Strauss, FOUR!!, short and wide outside off, and invariably it will go for a four, although this time it was off the thickish top edge as Strauss threw his bat at that, a couple of bounces and over the ropes

3.3 Johnston to Strauss, no run, pitched up on off stump, Strauss off drives with a nice full flow of the blade, straight to the fielder though

3.2 Johnston to Pietersen, 1 run, a thick inside edge, through square leg as the bat face closed, Pietersen turns the strike over

2.6 Rankin to Strauss, 2 runs, that's candy for Strauss, on the pads, he got 158 of the best against India, now he whips it wide of mid on for a couple

2.5 Rankin to Pietersen, 1 run, moves further to off and tucks the ball on his hips down to fine leg

2.4 Rankin to Pietersen, no run, Pietersen moves to off trying to work it through the on side field, tapped to short mid wicket

2.3 Rankin to Pietersen, no run, Rankin pulls the length back, lands it on a back of a length on off stump, Pietersen defends from the crease

2.2 Rankin to Pietersen, FOUR!!, GORGEOUS!, nothing much can be said about that pearl of a straight drive, Pietersen got forward, met the ball with the full face of the bat and past the right of Rankin who stretched out his hand to stop, it missed the stumps, the umpire and mid on who dived to his left, what a shot from the imperious Pietersen

2.1 Rankin to Pietersen, FOUR!!, a big inside edge and the big Rankin will not be happy, Pietersen was trying to work to leg by moving across, the ball hit the inside half and raced through square leg, fine leg had no chance, a quick outfield did not help Rankin too

1.6 Johnston to Strauss, no run, back of a length on off stump, Strauss goes on the backfoot and defends towards backward point

1.5 Johnston to Pietersen, 1 run, Pietersen is looking to do what he has done all his life, walking down at the bowlers, on a length, he taps it close on the off side and with those giant strides, gets an easy single by haring across to the other end

1.4 Johnston to Strauss, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Strauss chopped it hard into the ground, tried to hit that too hard and mistimed it

1.3 Johnston to Strauss, no run, angled across Strauss on a fuller length, he lets it go

1.2 Johnston to Strauss, 2 runs, clipped from middle stump down to backward square leg, a couple of runs

1.1 Johnston to Strauss, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Strauss pushes it to the off side and shouts 'waitinnnnnnnn there' to Pietersen

Trent Johnston, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Rankin to Pietersen, FOUR!!, that's Pietersen at his best, sashays down the wicket, moves to off and then with a flourish puts the length ball on off stump wide of mid wicket, just a firm flick of the wrists and he manipulates the field and gets 4 for his efforts, fine start by England and Pietersen

0.5 Rankin to Pietersen, no run, full delivery and on off stump, Pietersen went for the extragavant drive down the ground and the bat turned in his hand, mistimed back to the bowler

0.4 Rankin to Pietersen, 2 runs, tucked from middle stump as Pietersen shuffles across to off and then whips it with the angle to fine leg, a couple of runs and Pietersen too is away

0.3 Rankin to Pietersen, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Pietersen gets forward and defends with a solid face of the bat to the off side

0.2 Rankin to Strauss, 1 run, full delivery outside off, square driven wide of backward point and third man does the mopping up, Strauss is off the mark

0.1 Rankin to Strauss, no run, good delivery first up, nice carry through to the keeper too, on a good length outside off, Strauss is a test match opener, would have seen those many times, wisely shoulders arms

Strauss and Pietersen are at the crease. Strauss is on strike. Rankin will open the attack

Strauss and Pietersen walk out to the middle. They are having a chat as they await the start of the game. Rankin is on his way and a nuisance, a constant one - issues behind the bowler's arm - prevent play to get started on time. Right, we are all set to go and this is Srivathsa, who will be bringing it to you till the first drinks break.

A magnificent blue sky today in Bangalore. Lots of English and Irish supporters are in the stadium as both the sides walk out for the national anthems. The Irish national anthem is first up and then the English one. Today is Strauss' 34th birthday, so wish him a very happy birthday from all of us here. So far in this tournament the minnows have been routed, will today be any different? Can the Irish repeat their heroics from 2007 when they sent Pakistan packing? Or will England continue their fine run that started during the Ashes? though it must be said they were thrashed 1-6 by the Aussies in the ODIs after the Ashes.

Porterfield: It is a pretty good wicket, there will be a lot of runs and we would like to chase it down. We want to restrict them to a decent total. We have played well in the warm up games and we need to take some positives from that.

Strauss: Looks like a good wicket, we would like to bat and score runs. We were happy with our batting performance, we need to replicate the performance today. The India England game ignited the WC, we need to make sure it's not a temporary high. Ireland are a strong side, we won't take them lightly. Broad has recovered well and he will play.

Pitch Report: This is the same pitch that was used in the India versus England game. It has a little bit more grass and it looks better. There are some dry patches and it will be a great wicket for the batsmen.

Hello and Welcome to the coverage of the game between England and Ireland at Bangalore. After the thrilling tie three days ago, England will be looking to put on a more confident display against the Irish, but they will know that Ireland cannot be taken lightly. Ireland, on the other hand, will be looking to put on a better display after their disappointing show against Bangladesh. I am Sid V, and I will be bringing you all the action with Ajith, Srivathsa and Pradeep. Stay tuned for the toss and the team updates.

Preview by Saurabh Somani
So far in the World Cup, the ICC's stance on minnows not being a part of it from 2015 has proved ably justified. Every team that is sub-standard, has been treated as such. However, it is also a fact that since 1996, each World Cup has seen at least one minnow upset an established Test nation.
If there is anything in that, it would suggest that in this World Cup too, an upset is waiting to happen. In the first match in Bangalore after the epic tied one, England will want to ensure that the upset that is due, happens another day.
Team News:England: England will be going into the match high on confidence. Not only did they chase an imposing total under the lights in the second innings, but they did it against a side that had 40,000 people cheering their every move. They will also be boosted by the return of Stuart Broad, who missed the match against India. Broad's entry will almost certainly mean that Ajmal Shahzad - who struck the six that enabled the tie - will sit out of the final eleven. England's batting was shown to be world class, and with Andrew Strauss in exceptional form, the Pietersen-Strauss combo at the top of the order will be difficult to contain. England's only real worry is their bowling, and more specifically the bowling of spearhead James Anderson. Anderson has gone for plenty of runs in both ODIs England have played so far, and while it hasn't cost them a match yet, it nearly did against India, and surely will in the future if he doesn't get his act together. If England sort out their bowling woes, they will go from being amongst the good sides in the World Cup to being a formidable one.
Ireland: Ireland gave Bangladesh the fright of their lives, but ultimately could not keep up and ended up losing their first tie. They will have seen how the Indian batsmen and the Netherlands batsmen handled the English bowlers and are sure to take tips from that. Ireland will go in with one major psychological advantage over England: They have nothing to lose, and England have everything to lose if the result of the match is not a big victory for England. By having no pressure, Ireland can play more freely.
Head to Head:
The two teams have gone head to head in 3 ODIs till now, with England winning all three. One of the matches was at the 2007 World Cup, which England won by 48 runs.
Quotes:
"Nothing dramatic has to change, we played well in the warm-up games -- we've just got to be a bit more ruthless with the bat." - Ireland captain William Porterfield.
"We haven't played our best cricket yet and we have just tied with India, chasing 338. That has got to be a good sign." - England batsman Ian Bell.